jpdb beta

to take someone's hand

1

to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain

2

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

1

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

2

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

2

to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

1

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

1

field; farm; rural; agricultural; stray (e.g. dog, cat); unauthorised (esp. smartphone application)

1

the next era

1

feudal lord

3

to survive; to live long

2

duty; obligation; responsibility

4

to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)

1

to make an error

1

to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off

1

entreaty; supplication; petition

1

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

1

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

2

not so

1

reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être

1

young lord or prince

1

guide; host

3

if it's the case

2

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

1

to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby

1

permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon

3

should do; ought to do

1

marking; grading; scoring

1

to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out

1

muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked

2

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

1

to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

1

seven (long cylindrical things)

1

not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)

1

body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)

3

rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via

1

light blue; pale blue; aqua

1

big snake; serpent

34

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

10

to cross one's mind; to occur to one

1

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

1

worst; worst-case (scenario)

2

in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

1

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

5

swallowing in one gulp; downing; sipping; sip; thinking nothing of one's opponent; making easy prey of someone

1

splash (of water); spray

4

almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time

1

six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)

2

base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source

1

corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)

5